{"id":822,"date":"2011-11-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=822"},"modified":"2011-11-05T15:40:03","modified_gmt":"2011-11-05T19:40:03","slug":"tomorrow-midlife-is-no-crisis-for-todays-women-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/11\/tomorrow-midlife-is-no-crisis-for-todays-women-part-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Tomorrow: Midlife is No Crisis for Today’s Women – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have been inundated lately by articles about the so-called \u201cMidlife Crisis.\u201d Clearly it is subject very much on the minds of many, many women.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mid Life Crisis: What is it? Is it inevitable? Is it even a real phenomenon? Or is it an invention of the media \u2014 that is, corporate advertising trying to sell us things we don\u2019t need? (Not only do we not need these cosmetic and quasi-medical accoutrements, they are downright insulting and sometimes even dangerous.)\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

These writings cover the gamut of opinions, ideas, and suggestions about coping with a Midlife Crisis, ours or someone else\u2019s. I offer them up to you to for your interest and edification.
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As always, I invite you to send me your stories<\/a> \u2014 experiences, advice, and inspiration to share with our community of Midlife Queens.<\/em><\/p>\n

Midlife Crisis or Midlife Consciousness? You choose!<\/em><\/p>\n

xxQueen Mama Donna<\/em><\/p>\n

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Midlife is No Crisis for Today\u2019s Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Judith Reichman, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Midlife is notoriously known as a time of crisis. But today\u2019s post-35 women are feeling optimistic about the future, making positive changes for themselves and the world around them. Women\u2019s health expert Dr. Judith Reichman tells how to join the many women who are seizing the midlife moment and making new choices related to their health.<\/p>\n

A new, national survey of women between the ages of 35 and 49, sponsored in partnership by the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women\u2019s Health (NPWH) and Teva Women\u2019s Health, Inc., shows that more than three-quarters of women in midlife say the best years are ahead, not behind. Moreover, the midlife woman views this life stage as a time to reinvent herself \u2013 to do all the things she never had time for \u2013 to take care of herself both inside and out, go green, enjoy the freedom of intimacy with her partner. And surprisingly, to make sure she doesn\u2019t get pregnant. It is a little-known fact that the second-highest rates of unplanned pregnancies next to teens occur in women over 40.<\/p>\n

The Bedroom is for More than Sleeping<\/p>\n

Seizing the \u201cmidlife moment\u201d for women in these middle years includes having sex \u2013 65% are interested in keeping up a healthy sex life. That\u2019s good news! But, many women have stopped using contraception entirely by age 35, according to the survey, leaving themselves vulnerable to an unplanned pregnancy.<\/p>\n

While most women have taken The Pill in the past, just 24% of women between 35 and 49 are still on it. The new survey indicated that many of the women stopped because they didn\u2019t like being on a hormonal contraceptive pill. The majority of women surveyed feel they live a healthier lifestyle without taking birth control pills. Most are looking for a reliable birth control method, and prefer options that are both hormone-free and long-term, such as the intrauterine contraceptive (IUC) ParaGard. More and more women are looking for a \u201cgreener\u201d birth control method, and expressing concern for the impact of hormones on the environment.<\/p>\n

Going \u201cGreener\u201d<\/p>\n

At midlife, women often place greater importance on how their actions impact the environment compared to when they were younger, and are going green at home and at the store. In fact, 60% of women recycle more now, and more than half use green bags or buy more \u201cgreen\u201d or eco-friendly products.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow: Midlife is No Crisis for Today’s Women – Part 2
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Donna Henes is the author of The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife<\/a>. She is the Midlife Midwife\u2122 offering counseling and upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity. Consult the MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to thequeenofmyself@aol.com.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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